Rocket Software launches risk portfolio
IT modernization leader, Rocket Software launches  Rocket z/Assurance, a unified portfolio for managing risk and compliance across mission-critical IBM Z environments to help organizations identify, monitor emerging threats and strengthen regulatory readiness.

Rocket Software is bringing several security and compliance capabilities together in its Rocket z/Assurance portfolio, giving IBM Z teams a broader view of potential risk.  The portfolio includes tools to uncover vulnerabilities and integrity exposures that traditional scans can miss, continuously monitor emerging threats as environments change and flag missing security patches. It also helps organisations automate compliance checks and validate security controls for audit readiness, while Rocket z/Assure Quantum looks ahead by assessing cryptographic inventories and potential quantum-related exposure across z/OS, z/VM and Linux on Z.

“Modernization decisions increasingly depend on an organization’s ability to understand and manage risk across its most critical systems,” says Phil Buckellew, President of infrastructure modernization, Rocket Software.  “When leaders have clear visibility into where risk exists and confidence that their IBM Z environments remain protected, security becomes an enabler of innovation and modernization rather than a barrier to progress.  It allows organizations to move faster, make informed decisions, and focus resources where they can have the greatest impact.”

Rocket z/Assurance takes security beyond simply putting controls in place, helping organizations continuously check that they are actually working.  The approach gives customers greater confidence that critical systems remain secure and compliant, while also keeping them better prepared for modernization.